Hello,
Between the wooden floorboards and the joinery, there's a fawn-coloured 'composition' type material about 1/8" thick glued to the hull. After 30 years it's none too pretty. Some very expensive Treadmaster cleaner has improved it a bit, but it really needs to be painted. (Or replaced - ugh!)
I've seen photos of boats for sale on which these panels have clearly been painted. What works? What is the mystery material anyway? Does the painted finish out-live the sales period?
(Treadmaster paint is available at £55 per litre plus delivery - it's quite hard to find a single malt whisky that costs so much - but maybe the material isn't Treadmaster anyway.)
Thanks, Mike.
F35 Ketch (UK) - Paint for floor panels.
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F35 Ketch (UK) - Paint for floor panels.
Mike Johnston
Re: F35 Ketch (UK) - Paint for floor panels.
Mike,
The 'mystery material' is actually another type of Treadmaster, as far as I can tell. The suppliers, Tiflex, based in Cornwall, have it on their website when last I looked. It's also available in small self adhesive patches for steps, etc. We replaced all the deck Treadmaster, a terrible job getting it off as it was glued with epoxy. This left us with no appetite (or time) to have a go at the interior, but we did find that it could be perked up quite a lot with 80 grit sandpaper in a small power sander, lightly applied. It does, however, pick up dirt quite easily, and perhaps might have been improved with a matt floor varnish applied after. I know nothing about Treadmaster paint, but the original deck cover lasted almost thirty years, so the product quality may be good.
Have fun!
Kind regards,
Gerald
The 'mystery material' is actually another type of Treadmaster, as far as I can tell. The suppliers, Tiflex, based in Cornwall, have it on their website when last I looked. It's also available in small self adhesive patches for steps, etc. We replaced all the deck Treadmaster, a terrible job getting it off as it was glued with epoxy. This left us with no appetite (or time) to have a go at the interior, but we did find that it could be perked up quite a lot with 80 grit sandpaper in a small power sander, lightly applied. It does, however, pick up dirt quite easily, and perhaps might have been improved with a matt floor varnish applied after. I know nothing about Treadmaster paint, but the original deck cover lasted almost thirty years, so the product quality may be good.
Have fun!
Kind regards,
Gerald
Gerald Freshwater,
s/y 'Castaway', (UK F35 cat ketch, centreboard, 1987)
Lerwick Boating Club
Shetland Isles, Scotland
s/y 'Castaway', (UK F35 cat ketch, centreboard, 1987)
Lerwick Boating Club
Shetland Isles, Scotland